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UPDATE: AS OF JANUARY. 2008 NO NEW APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED BY ADOPTION HOPE INTERNATIONAL PENDING A REFORMATION OF THE GUATEMALAN ADOPTION SYSTEM. WE HOPE THIS WILL BE A TEMPORARY SITUATION.

Parent Requirements Guatemala accepts married couples and single women. There are a few age restrictions.
Available Children Newborn infants are available at the time of referral. Healthy babies both boys and girls are available.
Adoption Timetable Dossier is submitted first. Parents wait one to three months for referral of a newborn. It takes  five to six months until the adoption is complete and parents may travel to pick up their child.
Method of Referral Pictures and medicals are available on newborn children.
Travel Requirements The trip to Guatemala is 3 days. One parent may travel. Escorting is also available upon request.
Link http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/country/country_389.html 

 

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